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As our climate changes, crop patterns, as well as natural habitats of plants and animals, shift to maintain

preferred temperatures. According to climate models for the midlatitudes, climate regions could shift poleward by 150 to 550 km (90 to 350 mi) during this century. For example, climate conditions in Texas are projected to “migrate” northeast, as shown below, so that the future climate in Illinois will resemble the current climate in east Texas.

 

 

You’ll need the Köppen climate classification sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15JA4PMHJOY4_r8HBKlaItUtUU6-4sU2oPxi2F8j-QmM/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part A.

 

Present Chicago

 

Current	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Temp	-6.0	-2.1	2.8	9.4	16.0	21.2	24.1	23.7	19.4	13.1	5.5	-2.3	10.4
PRECIP cm	4.7	4.3	5.9	10.1	8.5	10.4	8.5	7.3	9.5	7.6	7.2	6.2	90.2

 

1. Summer rain total  cm
2. Percent of rain in summer is    %
3. Th:
4. P/Th:
5. Köppen climate classification symbol:
6. Köppen climate classification symbol and name:
7. Explanation for this determination:

 

 

 

 

Projected Chicago

 

 

Projected	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Temp	2.9	6.9	13.6	19.1	22.6	31.0	34.1	33.1	28.2	20.0	11.8	4.6	19.0
PRECIP cm	6.6	5.4	9.2	14.8	11.6	6.0	7.4	7.7	9.8	8.8	11.5	7.8	106.6

 

1. Summer rain total  cm
2. Percent of rain in summer is    %
3. Th:
4. P/Th:
5. Köppen climate classification symbol:
6. Köppen climate classification symbol and name:
7. Explanation for this determination:
8. What is the difference between C and D climates when classifying them using the Köppen system?
9. What is the summer high for current and projected Chicago in C and F? How much warmer in C and F is Chicago projected to be?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part B

 

Fill in the blanks, assume 100 mm maximum for STRGE.

 

Current	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
PRECIP mm	47	43	59	101	85	104	85	73	95	76	72	62	902
POTET mm	0	0	9	39	84	128	147	133	90	50	8	0	688
PRECIP- POTET	47	43	50	62	1	-24	-62	-60	5	26	64	62	214
ACTET													—
STRGE	100												—
Δ-STRGE	—												—
DEFIC													—
SURPL													—

 

 

 

 

Projected	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
PRECIP mm	66	54	92	148	116	60	74	77	98	88	115	78	1066
POTET mm	0	5	29	71	115	243	295	256	159	65	17	2	1257
PRECIP- POTET	66	49	63	77	1	-183	-221	-179	-61	23	98	76	-191
ACTET													—
STRGE	100												—
Δ-STRGE	—												—
DEFIC													—
SURPL													—

 

Answer the following questions for current Chicago:

 

1. What month does Chicago run out of STRGE?

 

 

2. What is the first month with a DEFIC and what is the sum of all the DEFICs for the the year?

 

Answer the following questions for projected Chicago:

 

3. What month does Chicago run out of STRGE?

 

 

4. What is the first month with a DEFIC and what is the sum of all the DEFICs for the the year?